The Africa Renewal magazine examines the many issues
that confront the people of Africa, its leaders and its international partners: sustainable
development goals, economic reform, debt, education, health, women's empowerment, conflict and
civil strife, democratization, investment, trade, regional integration and many other topics.
It tracks policy debates. It provides expert analysis and on-the-spot reporting to show how
those policies affect people on the ground. And, it highlights the views of policy-makers,
non-governmental leaders and others actively involved in efforts to transform Africa and
improve its prospects in the world today. The magazine also reports on and examines the many
different aspects of the United Nations’ involvement in Africa, especially within the
framework of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).

MDGs World leaders gathered at the Millennium Summit in New York in September 2000 adopted an ambitious set of goals aimed at achieving measurable progress towards reducing poverty and improving human well-being across the globe. They recognized the particular needs of Africa, the world’s poorest region, which lags behind on virtually every major indicator of development. They will return to New York in September 2005 to review what must be done to achieve the goals.